[DocRock]

Those are nice prayers, but you question yourself twice.

" But we must be baptized,"

Is this the official doctrine of the Catholic Church?

[VermiciousKnid]

Doc,

Here's how I learned it lo, these many years ago (from the Small Catechism):

Q: What must we know and believe if after we have come to the use of reason we wish to be saved?

A: We must know and believe -- 1. That there is only one God; 2. That in God there are three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; 3. That God is supremely just, and that He rewards the good and punishes the wicked;
4. That the Son of God became man and redeemed us by His sufferings and death.

But Baptism is also required (also from the Small Catechism):

Q: Why can we not be saved without Baptism?
A: Because we are cleansed from original sin only by Baptism.


Hope this answered your question.

Regards,